Name:

beryl

A photo of the mineral beryl

Class:

Silicates

Chemistry:

Be3Al2Si6O18

Color(s):

green (emerald), blue (aquamarine), yellow (golden), pink (morganite), red, colorless

Hardness:

7.5-8

SpecGrav:

2.66-2.92

Fracture:

uneven-conchoidal

Cleavage:

indistinct-one direction

Crystal:

hexagonal: crystals are common - usually six sided, maybe striated along lengthwise.

Envronment:

pegmatites and some metamorphic rocks.

Association:

quartz, micas, almandine.,microcline,calcite, topaz, fluorite

Locals:

NC, CA, NV, CO, New England, USA / Brazil / Columbia / China / Ireland/ Switzerland

Misc:

the name come from the Greek, beryllos, indicating a green gemstone.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Wah Wah Mtns. , Utah
2.) Wah Wah Mtns. , Utah
3.) Cosquez Mine, Boyaca, Columbia

4.) Cosquez Mine, Boyaca, Columbia
5.) Cosquez Mine, Boyaca, Columbia
6.) Cosquez Mine, Boyaca, Columbia

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